Information Governance Solutions

Support your business and analytic applications – and minimize the cost of information delivery – with information and data governance software from SAP. Create and manage guidelines and policies to ensure that information is maintained, secure, and retrievable. Measure data quality to meet complex requirements for modeling and simulation. And improve master data management (MDM) so that disparate sources can meet legal and regulatory compliance.

Merck

Founded in 1668, Merck is the world’s oldest chemicals and pharmaceuticals manufacturer, and today it’s also one of the largest. Learn how the company runs globally harmonized processes based on accurate data – using SAP’s master data management software.

Kellogg

Kellogg’s famous brand names include Special K, Rice Krispies, and Pringles – just to name a few. Find out how the company’s data quality initiative improved the way they do business, while creating more efficient operations and smarter decision making.

Medtronic

Read how this global leader in medical technology used SAP PowerDesigner to create a centralized, globally available enterprise data model. Now its business analysts and other staff can directly locate and access the information they need to improve BI.

Solution Capabilities

Included Capabilities

Govern the creation, distribution, maintenance, and replication of master data

Create, distribute, maintain, and replicate complete and accurate master data with MDM software from SAP. Provide all of your lines of business with a single version of the truth – for better-informed decision making, improved process efficiency, and faster responsiveness to change.

Empower your decision makers with trusted, high quality data

Manage data quality issues across all domains and sources in a single view. Use dashboards to monitor data management and analyze trends. Standardize, validate, enrich, and match data according to your specific business rules and requirements. And deliver timely and accurate information to decision makers and stakeholders

Take charge of information across your enterprise

Oversee information throughout its lifecycle – no matter how it’s used, who owns it, or where it resides. Perform data discovery and profiling to identify potential savings, lower the cost of downstream data cleanup, and improve collaboration between data analysts and stewards. See at a glance whether data quality meets your standards while improving data security and privacy.

Address the decision-making needs of each distinct business area in your organization with a simpler, more effective information architecture. Provide the specific information each area needs in the language it recognizes, while enhancing the quality of your information.

Comply with data retention and destruction regulations by defining policies that span country-specific requirements. Our information lifecycle management software can help you digitize paper archives, automate the collection and hold of information, off-load old data from live systems, and cut IT costs by decommissioning old systems.

Systematically collect, organize, and manage your enterprise content

Capture, manage, store, archive, and deliver content that supports your key business processes. Our software can make your content simpler to find and use – to facilitate collaboration, ensure regulatory compliance, and help your business become more productive.

Information governance for the networked economy

In today’s world, information is the fuel that runs your business. This paper provides a practical framework for implementing information governance highlighting key technology considerations that are required to ensure success both today and in the future.

Make information governance
a reality

Enterprise information is at the core of all business operations and decisions – but managing it is no simple task. Discover how best-run organizations are using governance initiatives to improve information management and deliver accurate insights to employees.

Unlock the power of information & data governance with SAP Services

Accelerate innovation and maximize the true value of your information and data governance solutions with SAP Services. We have 15,000+ trained and certified consultants who can draw on 40 years of experience with hundreds of thousands of customers – and they’re eager to help. It’s the easiest way for you to get the end-to-end solutions you need to achieve your most important business outcomes and stay competitive. SAP Services can help your business:

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product availability.